| Abraxan
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, AU (GMT +8)
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jasper Hart
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|  ½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf
SPOILER!!: Amuurrrrrrrrsters! Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani 
Amur gave her friend a long, skeptical sidelong glance. She'd been told doing so could make some people uncomfortable, or think her strange, but she hadn't really listened. The point was the look was supposed to be strange, because whoever was recieving it was being strange. Some people, just didn't know how to read body language.
"I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they did. Do it with the elves." Yes, she was still on that train, and no she wasn't getting off it till each elf had ten pairs of their own socks. But then, the animals often looked better off than the elves, so maybe Zeke had a point. Amur let out a huff of air and crossed her arms. "I suppose though, you might have a point."
Another sidelong look, because important issues number two. "How were you not sorted as a Raven?" Wasn't calling him non-brave or anything like that, he just had more brains than the average Gryffindor, which, admittedly, wasn't very hard.
She'd let him think about his answer to that one as she moved up to pay for the drinks, thanking the man behind the counter as coin was exchanged for two heavy-handled mugs. She returned to Zeke's side and looked out over the room, nodding her chin in the direction of an empty table as he took to his explanation.
A thoughtful twist of her lips, both in contemplation of his words and concentration to not spill a drop as they went along. "Sounds complicated. But, why would you have to talk your mom into it? Shouldn't she be all for it?" He was changing his name to her's, right? Because he was a Rogers at the moment, and that, as far as she could remember hearing, wasn't his mom's name. "And why would they need to ask you more questions? Isn't fairly simple? Do you want to or not? Yes. Done. No. Rejected. Stamped. Signed. Filed. Done."
Red tape. She didn't understand it.
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Zeke returned Amur's side-long look, only without the expressions. Did she know her weird was showing? It was all over her face... which was rather funny. He couldn't help but crack a grin.
Of course he should have known that the second year would change the topic to the house elves. How she hadn't found a way to free them all was beyond her, though he actually kinda had an idea for that... he'd think on it some more before letting her in on it though. No need to create a monster and free a bunch of elves that didn't want to be freed. That'd be awkward. But pfft, of course he had a point. "When don't I?" he asked in return. He usually did.
But then there was another look, followed by THAT statement. "Uhhhhhhhh...." did that answer her question? No, probably not, in which case he could explain some. "Well the hat pretty much said I waste dumb for Ravenclaw, I always have questions, but I don't understand complex things or something like that." Which he was beginning to think was absolute hogwash. He could totally do complex thoughts and things!
And now all he could do is think back to his time on the stool with the ancient hat on his head.
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He had thought it was stupid at the time, in hindsight he didn't think much better of it. But he was happy in Gryffindor, he was in the right place, even if Slytherin would have fit him just as well. Ravenclaw wasn't such a good idea, as nice as it would have been... because he didn't much fancy having to be let into his common room every day. He didn't think he would EVER be able to answer the doors stupid riddles.
But then before he knew it, they had drinks, and so he followed Amur to their seats, sipping off the top of his drink as he walked.
Complicated? It wasn't, not really... except with Emily, that was a tad complicated. "I dunno, she has this thing where she doesn't want people knowing we're a family because she thinks someone will kidnap or kill me or something..." dangerous stuff and all that, "But Browne's a common name, common sounding at least, so I don't see the problem with it." At any rate, he'd talked her into getting the papers, so it was a matter of time before she agreed to it enough to sign the thing. As for why he had to go to a hearing... well that was a good question.
"I don't know, might be because I was adopted?" he answered honestly. "I was told it had to happen for the papers to go through, but it could just be mum making it sound like more work than it's worth so that I give up." As if he would though, pfft. No, it was definitely going to happen.
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